Ottawa withheld names of Nazi collaborators despite pleas from Conservatives, New Democrats, and Canada's Jewish diaspora since the 1980s, claiming it would aid Russia's war in Ukraine.
Federal agencies hid names of Nazi collaborators who entered postwar Canada, fearing disclosure "might cause them harm," a B'nai Brith Canada executive stated. The group seeks to overturn secrecy orders on old files, according to Blacklock’s.
“We’re talking about records from the 1940s and ‘50s about individuals who have long since been dead,” said Richard Robertson, director of research for B’nai Brith. “One of the exemptions that is continuously being used against us is [that] it might cause them harm if we release this information.”
Ottawa withheld names of Nazi collaborators despite pleas from Conservatives, New Democrats, and Canada's Jewish diaspora since the 1980s, claiming it would aid Russia's war in Ukraine.
B'nai Brith claims archivists illegally withheld Nazi blacklists under the Access To Information Act, seeking sealed documents from a 1986 war crimes inquiry. “We’ve been fighting this battle for quite some time.” (more...)
Feds concealed names of Nazi collaborators over hurt feelings, Russia-Ukraine war
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.@LibraryArchives hides files on Nazi collaborators let into postwar Canada for fear it "might cause them harm," researcher tells @BnaiBrithCanada videoconference: 'Can you harm a former Nazi?' https://t.co/1dFjFEUst3 #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/tZ8sVijRUU
— Blacklock's Reporter (@mindingottawa) August 15, 2025
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